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Credit Suisse upgrades Disney after stock tanks on earnings — 'More beauty than beast'

Credit Suisse raised its rating of Disney shares to outperform from neutral on Thursday.

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Hedge funds are betting Amazon and Netflix will get burned in this market sell-off

Hedge funds poured nearly $1.7 billion into bets against some top technology stocks since the market's sell-off began in earnest on Monday.

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Bayer buys BlueRock in $600 million bet on stem cell therapies

German drugmaker Bayer is paying up to $600 million for full control of cell therapy developer BlueRock Therapeutics, stepping up investment in a promising new medical area to revive its drug development pipeline.



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Goldman downgrades Caterpillar, citing weakness in China business amid trade war

Goldman Sachs downgraded Caterpillar and said it saw production cuts in the North America and China construction equipment markets due to the ongoing U.S.-China trade.

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Kraft Heinz books more than $1 billion in charges, first-half profit slumps

Kraft Heinz Co's net income halved in the first six months the year as the packaged food maker disclosed well over $1 billion in charges and writedowns in results delayed by an investigation into its procurement practices.



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U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting the labor market remains strong even as the economy is slowing.



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Tariffs could be a 'tragic situation' for Americans living paycheck to paycheck

Thousands of household products could get more expensive, thanks to the newest round of tariffs the U.S. plans to slap on goods from China next month.

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Exclusive: Denmark's Nord Stream 2 route request could cause eight-month delay, cost 660 million euros - operator

A Russian-led gas pipeline project across the Baltic Sea to Europe could be delayed by up to eight months and cost an extra 660 million euros ($740 million) due to hurdles in securing the necessary permits from Denmark, the pipeline operator has said.



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CBS, AT&T sign multi-year contract; ends 20 day-long blackout

CBS Corp and AT&T Inc signed a new multi-year content carriage agreement, ending a 20 day-long blackout that began when the previous, seven-year deal expired at 2:00 a.m. EST on July 19.



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Markets find a floor as Chinese data soothe nerves

Stock markets enjoyed a tentative recovery on Thursday after better-than-expected Chinese export data, while a steadying of the yuan restored some calm to global markets following a stormy few days that sent investors scrambling for safety.



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Signs of price truce push Lyft, Uber higher

Lyft Inc's hints that its cut-throat rivalry with U.S. ride-hailing rival Uber Inc is easing may prove bad news for customers but it sent shares in both companies sharply higher on Thursday.



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What you should do now to avoid a tax surprise next year

If you wound up owing the taxman last year, you're running out of time to avoid a repeat next spring. Here's what you should know.

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Equinor's power and gas trading unit expands to the U.S.

Danske Commodities, a power and gas trading firm owned by oil major Equinor , has expanded its operations to the United States, completing its first trade on the PJM wholesale power market, it said on Thursday.



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Barclays declares 'industrial recession,' warns sales forecasts still too upbeat

Barclays declared "we are in an industrial recession" with nearly one-third of the sector reporting sales declines for the second quarter.

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